As part of efforts to empower men and women to choose when to have children by improving access to family planning and related reproductive health services, Marie Stopes has introduced new digital capabilities into its customer and beneficiaries’ interactions in Nigeria.

As part of efforts to empower men and women to choose when to have children by improving access to family planning and related reproductive health services, Marie Stopes has introduced new digital capabilities into its customer and beneficiaries’ interactions in Nigeria.

As part of efforts to empower men and women to choose when to have children by improving access to family planning and related reproductive health services, Marie Stopes has introduced new digital capabilities into its customer and beneficiaries’ interactions in Nigeria.

The company, in a press statement, said a number of critical Marie Stopes’ contraceptives and other family planning supplies shall be individually marked with tracking and traceability technology to enable customers and beneficiaries to electronically log and register them after receipt or purchase using text messaging or smartphone apps.

According to the statement, by logging and registering these reproductive health products and supplies, millions of customers and beneficiaries will be able to instantly confirm the authenticity, originality, and other critical information about these vital items, reducing many risks such as counterfeiting, package tampering, illegal repacking, and mislabelling.

The Marie Stopes digital platform incorporates the mPedigree Goldkeys serialisation engine and EarlySensor technologies.
Country Director of Marie Stopes, Effiom Effiom, said: “Since our pledge at the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning to considerably boost the numbers of beneficiaries of our services and supplies, we have sought to embrace innovations that enhance operational efficiencies, bolster the quality of our interventions, and greatly enrich the experience of our products and services for customers and clients. This push into digital, and mobile especially, marks yet another milestone for Marie Stopes’ exceptionally successful focus on our customers’ evolving needs in Nigeria”.

Marie Stopes Nigeria (MSN) is a results-orientated non-governmental organization, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide family planning and other reproductive healthcare clinical services in underserved communities. MSN’s goal is to empower men and women to choose when to have children by improving access to family planning and related reproductive health services.